Roman Catholic Cemetery

Narrative

This cemetery is located off Spriggs Rd (between Hylton HS and a neighborhood) about 800 feet up a narrow driveway. The original Sacred Heart Mission Chapel ruins are located just off the driveway where the drive bends and goes towards the cemetery. It is known as Minnieville Cemetery on Google Maps, but it is the old Sacred Heart Burying Grounds.

Survey Details

Classification:	Religious
Status:	Maintained
Condition:	Fair
Approx. Size:	95 x 175 feet
Approximate Number of Burials:	Not Known
Markers:	Tombstone, Timber Crosses
Surnames Listed on Markers:	V KRISTU ODPOCIVA/JOSEPH STEFKO/MAY 25, 1871 / OCT 30, 1942 V KRISTU ODPOCIVA/JOHANA STEFKO/BORN SEPT 29, 1883/ DIED MAR 17, 1936 GEORGE M. DROTAR/DEC 17, 1891/JULY 23, 1919/HOSPITAL CORPS/USA (F:) G M D ANEY/CHESTLOCK/BORN/SEPT 16, 1881/DIED/JUNE 4, 1916/ Blessed are the dead/Who die in the Lord. (F:) A C (Unmarked timber cross) (Unmarked timber cross and fieldstone footstone) JOSEPH/BENCSAK JR./AUG 2, 1916/SEPT 6, 1916 BENCSAK/JOSEPH/FEBWARY 19, 1872/APRIL 19, 1955/ MARTHA/JULY 29, 1875/JUNE 8, 1962/May their souls rest in peace. (F;) FATHER (F:) MOTHER SUSIE CHAPURA/MAY 25, 1879/DECEMBER 22, 1964/ TOGETHER TUSPOCSIVA/ALIZABETH CZAPP/ROZDENA ALGUST 15 1921/ UMARDA/OKT 10 1925 (F: unmarked fieldstone) (Unmarked timber cross) MARY CEBULA/1907-1918 JOHN SHOLTIS/MAY 1, 1868/FEB 9, 1919/May his sole (sic) rest in peace./Amen (F:) J S JOHN JOSEPH/SHOLTIS/MAY 17, 1893/JUNE 22, 1965 THOMAS W./HEYS0r/BORN & DIED/JULY 17, 1966 (F:) TWH KATHERINE DURITZA/1911-1920 (F:) K D MARY/WIFE OF/JOHN PAULOVICH/1831-1919 (F:) M P (Unmarked timber cross)
Comments:	Land owned by the Roman Catholic Church in Arlington, Virginia. On google maps it's labeled as Minnieville Cemetery.
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Latitude / Longitude:	38.6479179, -77.3837471

Site Visits

Visited by:	Date:	Comments:
E.R. Conner III	Oct. 13, 1979	Cemetery is enclosed by chain-link fence; .25 acre is reserved as church property. Lot is well-maintained except for condition of crucifixes; large timber cross for entire lot in rear part of Cemetery is missing corpus, as are all but one of the smaller individual grave crucifixes. There may be additional unmarked burials here. Church was built about 1916 on property of John Cheslock to serve newly-arrived Eastern European immigrants to this part of Prince William. After 1929, Sacred Heart Church, sometimes called Minnieville Church, was a mission of All Saints Parish in Manassas. Church was moved from this somewhat remote location to new site on Hoadly Rd. about 2 miles north and another cemetery was begun at latter site. New church is now a mission of Holy Family Parish in Dale City. Building on new site has date 1937 under steps.
David Cuff	2014	Site is maintained it seems. Property is owned by the DIOCESE OF RICHMOND in Arlington.
Joseph M. Imhoff	Oct. 2025	This cemetery was updated as part of an Eagle Scout project by Joseph M. Imhoff in August thru October 2025 at the Minnieville Cemetery (Old Sacred Heart Grounds). The overgrowth and vegetation were removed from inside the cemetery and from the outside perimeter of the fence. The driveway leading to the cemetery was refurbished with recycled road millings donated by Gossam & Costello and spread by Ornelas Construction. The fence was repaired using materials donated by Long Fence. Troop parents and scouts from 1195 completed all of the clean-up and repairs. Tombstones were cleaned with members of the Mount Vernon Chapter, NSDAR. Other sponsors included VFW Post 1503, MOWW NOVA Chapter, and Pitkin's Ace Hardware.

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